Abstract
Probands who had been hospitalized for gastroenteritis between the ages of 2 and 5 years were studied at the ages of 8 to 12 years. More conduct problems and a tendency to excessive dependence were found (1) in probands who were severely ill by objective criteria than were others and (2) in probands whose parents were specifically worried that their child might die as a result of the illness. General worry in the parents had different consequences. Other data suggest that pediatricians, because they are no longer worried about the illness after the child is discharged, may be failing to take appropriate preventative measures at opportune moments in the years following the hospitalization.
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